"But I feel really bad for accepting your kindness for nothing. My husband got a piece of old mountain ginseng a while ago. It's quite good, but it's useless to keep it in my house. I might as well give it to you."
As Lady Zhao spoke, she ordered her servants to fetch it.
Huang Laoben wanted to refuse, but she insisted again and again, so he had no choice but to accept it. She also reminded him of many things to pay attention to.
…
The three of them left the Duke of Zhao's mansion, and the moment the carriage started shaking, Gu Qing couldn't wait to ask.
"Mr. Huang, what did Zhao Qi's aunt say to you just now?"
Is the mastermind behind this Zhao Fang?
Gu Qing stared at Mr. Huang intently, anticipating his next words. At the same time, he thought of the so-called Aunt Huo and frowned.
When Mr. Huang heard her mention Zhao Fang, the anger that he had suppressed suddenly came out.
"Humph, that woman is such a piece of shit!"
If they hadn't reminded him repeatedly in the carriage, given his temper, he wouldn't have wanted to stay with such a person for even a second.
"You don't know. She just called me out and asked me to poison Zhao Qi's mother. She also promised me a hundred taels of gold. If I can kill someone without anyone noticing within a month, there will be a generous reward."
"That's her biological sister-in-law. How could she be so cruel and shamelessly say such things?"
He refused to agree to the offer despite being tempted, and the woman did not give up. Instead, she started threatening him and threatened to kill his entire family.
Such a vicious person does not deserve to live in this world.
"So, she didn't ask you to hide the illness of Lady Zhao and Zhao Qi, but instead tried to bribe you to poison them?"
Gu Qing felt confused for a moment.
She had already determined that Zhao Fang was the murderer, but now it seemed that they were going in the wrong direction.
When Mr. Huang heard this, his eyes darkened.
"Indeed, I once tested her, but she seemed unaware that Zhao Qi and his mother had been poisoned."
"If it's not her, then who could it be?"
Gu Qing frowned and muttered to himself.
"I think there's something wrong with Aunt Huo!"
Chen Zhizhou, who had been silent since sitting in the carriage, spoke, and his words touched Gu Qing's heart.
The two people's ideas coincided.
"But from what I see, Zhao Qi has quite a bit of affection for Aunt Huo. If I tell him now, will he be unable to contain himself and alert the enemy?"
Gu Qing could clearly feel the relief and happiness that Zhao Qi unconsciously revealed on his face when he learned that Aunt Huo had no intention of hiding behind the tree.
"Don't tell him about this for now!"
Chen Zhizhou also noticed that scene and said in a deep voice, "Aunt Huo, I'll send someone to investigate. Once we find out what's wrong, it won't be too late to tell him!"
Gu Qing nodded, agreeing with him very much.
"I can't participate in the investigation, but I'm very good at detoxification!"
Old Huang looked at Gu Qing with a smile and told her in detail about the pulse condition he had diagnosed for the wife of Duke Zhao today.
"If I asked you to make the antidote, what would you do?"
Gu Qing narrowed his eyes, his mind spinning rapidly. He pondered for a long time before finally expressing his thoughts.
After listening to this, Mr. Huang nodded repeatedly, "Well, what you said is very good. It's already very good for a beginner to reach this level."
He agreed at first, then changed the subject.
"However, the medicinal herbs you mentioned are too weak for the wife of Duke Zhao's body and will hardly have any effect. Therefore, it would be better if you could use herbs with stronger medicinal properties than these."
As he spoke, Mr. Huang gave her a few more examples.
Gu Qing nodded as he listened, looking as if he had suddenly understood.
As Mr. Huang said, by changing the medicinal ingredients, the medicinal properties of the prescription were much stronger and more suitable for the wife of Duke Zhao.
"I'll be able to prepare the medicine tonight and give it to you then."
Mr. Huang could see that Chen Zhizhou intended to take advantage of this incident to win over Duke Zhao.
"good."
Chen Zhizhou nodded and gave him a grateful look.
…
The next day at noon.
Gu Qing stroked the small blood-red porcelain bottle in her hand. Inside was the antidote sent by Huang Laocai. However, she was not in a hurry to deliver it to Duke Zhao's Mansion. Instead, she was waiting - waiting for the news from Chen Zhizhou.
As time passed, she gradually became unable to sit still. Although her butt was still sitting on the chair, her neck could not help but stretch out frequently.
Finally, when she was about to give up waiting, she saw Chen Zhizhou.
He was dressed in navy blue uniform, and his temperament was as gentle as jade, but there was still a sharpness in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows that was difficult to conceal.
“Found it!”
In Gu Qing's expectant eyes, Chen Zhizhou nodded at her.
Not only did we find out, but we also made a major discovery!
"It turns out that this Aunt Huo is the old lover of Duke Zhao!"
Even though Gu Qing had made a lot of mental preparations, he still couldn't help but gasp when he learned the truth.
Aunt Huo was originally a concubine's daughter of a minor official. One day, she accidentally met the young Duke Zhao on the street. They fell in love at first sight, but at that time, Duke Zhao had already been engaged, and the woman was now the Duke Zhao's wife.
Once the bud of love is planted, it will grow bigger and bigger.
At first, the Duke of Zhao only wanted to marry his wife, and after a year he would take his beloved as a concubine and treat her well.
However, he did not expect that a sudden change would shatter his idea - the minor official committed a crime, and all the men in the clan were beheaded and the women were enslaved.
Duke Zhao was suddenly panicked and wanted to rescue his beloved, but his wife was pregnant at that time and the fetus was unstable. He was afraid that she would have a miscarriage, so he did not dare to act rashly.
He could only use some tricks in secret and send his housekeeper to buy his beloved's slave and place him in his study.
At first, the two of them were hesitant and did not dare to act openly. Later, Aunt Huo gradually gained the trust of Lady Zhao, especially after she took control of the staff scheduling in the study, she directly replaced all the people with her own confidants. The two of them also gradually became bolder and began to have an affair in the study without any scruples.
These two people are so scary!
"Something's wrong! If they still have feelings for each other, why did they refuse when Lady Zhao offered to take her as a concubine?"
Gu Qing clicked his tongue, and couldn't understand it at the same time.
Lady Zhao's behavior should not be in line with the two men's wishes. Logically, she should accept it with pleasure.
"Perhaps Duke Zhao still feels a little guilty towards his wife!"
That was why he was so excited, almost angry, when Lady Zhao proposed to promote Aunt Huo to be his concubine.
"I see!"
Gu Qing curled his lips, a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
She didn't think such a man would feel guilty. In this relationship, he was the real beneficiary.
The wife of Duke Zhao was so innocent. She went through ten months of hard pregnancy, but she didn't know that while she was trying her best to give birth to a son for him, her husband was having a passionate affair with another woman.
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